The process by which the Congress overrides the President’s veto is called a veto override. This essentially means that the President’s word is not final or law. A veto override happens more commonly than one would think. For every 18 presidential vetoes, one will be overridden. This means that roughly .05% of all presidential vetoes are overridden which may not seem like a large number, however it is when things are put into perspective. The very first successful veto override occurred on March 3, 1845. President John Tyler was overusing his power to veto and Congress had to step in. He vetoed 10 bills and is only beat by two by President Andrew Jackson. The most recent successful veto override occurred under the Bush administration with the
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When the United States were founded, the founding fathers wanted to stay as far away from the ideas of an absolute monarchy as possible, meaning they did not want anything that seemed like a supreme ruler over everyone. While this idea was and is unwelcomed by many, the President holds a lot of power and respect for someone who is not the supreme ruler of a country. And this is within reason. The president has the power of the sword meaning that they have control over the U.S. Military. The United States President also serves as the Commander-in-Chief for the military which makes the President a hard force to be reckoned with (Markey, 2015). There is an ideology or a way of thinking set in place that gives the feeling that the President’s word is final. Once they say something, it is set in stone and it will take a lot of carving to set these things out of place. If it is not completely set in stone, it will take a long, long time to get their word out and a new word in. The veto override comes along and messes up everyone’s ideologies. Suddenly, the President’s word is not law and something as simple as a two thirds congressional vote can change a bill that the President would not pass into a law. Once it is taken into consideration how many vetoes are overridden, it comes into light that veto overrides are not an uncommon occurrence in the slightest. They may not happen that often if the
When the United States were founded, the founding fathers wanted to stay as far away from the ideas of an absolute monarchy as possible, meaning they did not want anything that seemed like a supreme ruler over everyone. While this idea was and is unwelcomed by many, the President holds a lot of power and respect for someone who is not the supreme ruler of a country. And this is within reason. The president has the power of the sword meaning that they have control over the U.S. Military. The United States President also serves as the Commander-in-Chief for the military which makes the President a hard force to be reckoned with (Markey, 2015). There is an ideology or a way of thinking set in place that gives the feeling that the President’s word is final. Once they say something, it is set in stone and it will take a lot of carving to set these things out of place. If it is not completely set in stone, it will take a long, long time to get their word out and a new word in. The veto override comes along and messes up everyone’s ideologies. Suddenly, the President’s word is not law and something as simple as a two thirds congressional vote can change a bill that the President would not pass into a law. Once it is taken into consideration how many vetoes are overridden, it comes into light that veto overrides are not an uncommon occurrence in the slightest. They may not happen that often if the